Kapalong - from the tree to your table6 Nov 2008
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Tita Aida, hard at work, at her sari sari store on the...
Flat Brianna monkeys around in some bananas!
| by Lora When I visited the Philippines as a child; my aunt and uncle's banana plantation was one of my fondest memories. I knew that I wanted Chris to also experience it, so I was excited to see it included on my family's very detailed itinerary prepared for us :) ! We spent some time at their farm, eating fresh fish from the pond and buko (young coconut) juice, straight from the tree, along with native durian fruit. Once we were good and full, we headed to the banana plantation, to see how bananas are processed. The plantation was huge, and my cousin kept joking with Chris, saying that he would drop Chris off in the middle of the banana plantation to see if he could find his way home! There are lots of strict guidelines to determine which fruit is exportable - depending on the length, color, weight, etc. The fruit that ends up not being exportable is sold locally, or if the fruit is no longer edible, it is dried in the sun to be used for feed or a type of glue. The final exportable product from their plantation is mostly shipped to other parts of Asia and the Middle East. |
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